ANTHOCHARIS 11. 



ANTHOCHARIS GENUTIA, 1—4. 



Anthocharis Genulia, Fabricius, Ent. Syst., III., p. 193, 1793. Goilart, Enc. Jletli., IX., p. 1C8, J, 1819. 

 Boisduval, Spec Gen., I., p. SG.i, 1836. Butler, Cat. of Fab. Diurnal Lep. in Brit. Mus., 1SG9. Midca, 

 Hiibuer, Exot. Saniinl., 1S16. L'hcrminkri, Guilart, 1. c, p. 167, y. 



Male. — Expands from 1.5 to 1.8 inch. 



Upper side white, often slightly tinted with yellow, the bases of wings dusted 

 with black ; a few black specks on costal margin of primaries ; on the apex of 

 primaries a large bright orange patch covering the area nearly to cell, edged on 

 botli margins with small patches of black scales : on the arc a small rounded or 

 oval lilack spot ; secondaries delicate, immaculate ; fringes white, black at tips of 

 the nervules. 



Under side of both Avings white, slightly yellow along the margins ; the orange 

 shade shows faintly through the wing, and the apical area and costal margin of 

 primaries are slightly specked and marked with greenish-yellow ; the discal spot 

 repeated ; secondaries wholly mottled with patches of green scales. 



Body blackish above, beneath, the thorax gray, abdomen yellowish ; legs yel- 

 low ; palpi gray ; antennie blackish above, white beneath ; club orange beneath 

 and at tip. 



Female. — Expands from 1.5 to 1.9 inch. 



Similarly marked, but wanting the orange patch. 



This pretty species is regarded by Dr. Boisduval and Mr. Butler as the one 

 described by Fabricius under the name GemiiUt, though the habitat is given as 

 India, and the description is a brief one and ajDjilicable to other species as well. 

 It is still rare in collections, and nothing is known of its preparatory stages, 

 except that Mr. Boll has seen the female laying eggs upon a species of Cardi- 

 mine. The larva and chrysalis will be found to resemble in shape and general 

 appearance Ausonides, figured on the preceding Plate. Genutia flies in the 

 spring, is single-brooded, and appears to be restricted to certain localities. I 

 cannot learn by con-espondence, or by reference to several local lists of butter- 



